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Teaching
Kids to Accept Delayed Satisfaction
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We all have
times when we want what we want right now, and then feel frustrated when we
need to wait. For those with learning disabilities the delayed satisfaction may
be stretched out even further if trying to learn a new skill and repeatedly failing.
It takes patience to accept it may take still longer to get what we want or
wish to achieve. But, with time and trying again and again we can usually get
to the goal.
Patience is the key word in achieving anything worthwhile. If we accept that it
may take longer than planned to get where we want or what we want, we can
remain calm in the meantime.
For example, I would love to have a bowl of pistachio ice cream for dessert
tonight, but I'm not able to get to the store until tomorrow. In the meantime I
have chocolate fudge ice cream bars in the freezer and I accept they are good,
too, and I don't get upset by having to wait an extra day for my favorite.
Sometimes accepting a substitute is necessary, because the number one choice is
not available.
Wanting instant satisfaction is not worth it if it upsets our peace of mind, or
frustrates us so much that we spend time dwelling on what we can't have
immediately, instead of calmly accepting that we will be able to have it
eventually.
If we are trying to learn a skill, does it really matter if it takes longer to
master than we thought it should, if in the end we do achieve the goal?
Accepting that satisfaction will be delayed can be learned by practicing
waiting. Being patient with ourselves gives us calm
time to reach our goal without getting upset in the process. By remaining calm
we can more easily think through the reasons we are having
to wait for satisfaction.
What makes delayed satisfaction more bearable is staying calm, being patient,
and remembering that we will eventually reach our goal or get what we want.
Happiness may seem to be dependent on receiving desired results as soon as
possible, but happiness is maintaining harmony and peace in our thinking.
Objects come and go and we'll always want more and more.
What gives us the deepest daily satisfaction is remaining calm inside, no matter
what is happening outside, no matter that we have to wait awhile for what we
want. We teach our kids patience by showing we are patient adults.
More virtues in
this ebook / book:
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1. Teaching Kids
About Forgiveness Yoga
for All Kids ebook / book with more than 15
additional virtues - social skills |
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